The Lake County Jail medical staff started testing inmates April 16, after determining where to administer the test and training staff on how to administer it, Lake County Sheriff’s Department Warden Michael Zenk previously said.

The medical staff will likely administer tests Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that testing days and receiving results cycle through, he said.

If more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed in the jail, medical staff could request for an Indiana State Department of Health strike team to help with testing, said State Health Commissioner Kristina Box.

The strike teams also educate facilities, including jails, on infection control practices and isolation, Box said Wednesday.

Dan Rusyniak, Chief Medical Officer for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, said that the strike teams are made up of a coordinator and nurses who help with testing and infection support, and then follow up in the coming days.

As of Monday, 33 inmates and two jail officers at the Porter County Jail have tested positive for the virus, according to a release. Officials with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department first announced that two inmates had tested positive on April 13.

The Indiana State Department of Health’s Strike Team has now made two visits to the jail to test inmates. Last week, they tested an additional 30 inmates and 20 tested positive. They are all quarantined and are being monitored by jail staff, officials said. The two jail officers have been in quarantine at home.

“It sounds like over at the jail they’re doing a lot of good work to limit the spread,” said Dr. Maria Stamp, the Porter County’s health officer, adding the jail population is also younger. “The vast majority of them have very minimal symptoms.”